Posted July 16, 200817 yr always a popular year, lets pop back then to mid july 79 and see what goodies were around! Top 40 Hits of Mid July 1979 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric 2 Janet Kay - Silly Games 3 The Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction 5 Amii Stewart - Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven 6 Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl 7 The Beach Boys - Lady Lynda 8 Chic - Good Times 9 Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk 10 The Ruts - Babylon Burning 11 The Dooleys - Wanted 12 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line 13 Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To 14 Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger 15 Thom Pace - Maybe 16 The Village People - Go West 17 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 18 Supertramp - Breakfast In America 19 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive 20 Slick - Space Bass 21 Donna Summer - Bad Girls 22 The Knack - My Sharona 23 Public Image Ltd - Death Disco 24 Edwin Starr - HAPPY Radio 25 Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 28 John Williams - Cavatina (Original Soundtrack From 'the Deer Hunter') 29 The Korgis - If I Had You 30 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love 31 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Playground Twist 32 UK Subs - Stranglehold 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl 36 Roxy Music - Dance Away 37 Sister Sledge - We Are Family 38 Bonnie Tyler - Married Men 39 Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You 40 Teena Marie & Rick James - I'm A Sucker For Your Love
July 16, 200817 yr Author 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric ................ groundbreaking track. 2 Janet Kay - Silly Games ..................................silly reggae girly hit. 3 The Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody .................. silly cover <_< 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction ................................ utter class. 5 Amii Stewart - Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven .... dont like. 6 Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl ................................. old hippy music 7 The Beach Boys - Lady Lynda ............................ awful... god how the mighty fell. 8 Chic - Good Times ............................................. 9 Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk ............................... good pop. 10 The Ruts - Babylon Burning .............................. good punkpop. 11 The Dooleys - Wanted .................................. one turd...:lol: 12 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line .............. tbh i prefer this to marley! 13 Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To ..............:) good rockpop 14 Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger ................... :) what an odd track, totally unique 15 Thom Pace - Maybe ..................................... not my cuppa 16 The Village People - Go West ......................... nonsense pop/disco 17 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell ............................ good track with its trademark sound 18 Supertramp - Breakfast In America ............... good old hippy track 19 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive ............ gay disco classic i suppose 20 Slick - Space Bass ................................. ? 21 Donna Summer - Bad Girls ....................... one of her best tracks :) 22 The Knack - My Sharona ........................ classic one hit wonder 23 Public Image Ltd - Death Disco ................:lol: good old johnny 24 Edwin Starr - HAPPY Radio ............................. really poor considering his past 25 Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight .... kiddy pop 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You ................... the year of the police 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland ..... i liked this :) 28 John Williams - Cavatina (Original Soundtrack From 'the Deer Hunter') ....:puke2: 29 The Korgis - If I Had You .................................. wet pop 30 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love ............... strange hit, 31 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Playground Twist .........:) 32 UK Subs - Stranglehold .................................... :) 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous .................. liked 'voulez vous' 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays .... of dear, cant stand it. 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl ..... imho blondie went naff after they ditched their 60's style in favour of disco :( 36 Roxy Music - Dance Away ................. good track :) 37 Sister Sledge - We Are Family ........ we know! and we are tired of you! 38 Bonnie Tyler - Married Men ..............................? 39 Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You ............ rubbish, from a once great songwriter 40 Teena Marie & Rick James - I'm A Sucker For Your Love .....?
July 16, 200817 yr I like: 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction - The best use of rhyming couplets ever in a pop song. :lol: c3635AFfu0s 8 Chic - Good Times 9 Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk - A great cover of the Elvis Costello song. IdO81OKATgE 10 The Ruts - Babylon Burning 13 Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To - One of there string of great pop rock classics. jO8OZv2qftk 18 Supertramp - Breakfast In America 21 Donna Summer - Bad Girls 22 The Knack - My Sharona 23 Public Image Ltd - Death Disco 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 29 The Korgis - If I Had You 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl 36 Roxy Music - Dance Away 37 Sister Sledge - We Are Family
July 16, 200817 yr 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric :wub: :heart: 3 The Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody :wacko: 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction 5 Amii Stewart - Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven 8 Chic - Good Times :wub: :heart: 11 The Dooleys - Wanted prefer the chosen few :lol: 12 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line 16 The Village People - Go West 17 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 18 Supertramp - Breakfast In America 19 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive 20 Slick - Space Bass 21 Donna Summer - Bad Girls 22 The Knack - My Sharona 23 Public Image Ltd - Death Disco 24 Edwin Starr - HAPPY Radio 25 Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight :w00t: :dance: :wub: 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous love angeleyes :heart: 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl 36 Roxy Music - Dance Away 37 Sister Sledge - We Are Family 39 Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You
July 16, 200817 yr Now thiis is more like it after that 99 chart debacle. Some absolute classics here. 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric 3 The Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction 8 Chic - Good Times 9 Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk 10 The Ruts - Babylon Burning 12 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line 13 Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To 17 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 22 The Knack - My Sharona 23 Public Image Ltd - Death Disco 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 31 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Playground Twist 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl 36 Roxy Music - Dance Away 37 Sister Sledge - We Are Family
July 16, 200817 yr Ones I remember 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric 3 The Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction....one of my favourites 8 Chic - Good Times :cheer: 9 Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk :) 10 The Ruts - Babylon Burning 12 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line 13 Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To :) 14 Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger...........how camp was this record :lol: 18 Supertramp - Breakfast In America :) 22 The Knack - My Sharona :) 23 Public Image Ltd - Death Disco 24 Edwin Starr - HAPPY Radio 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You :) 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 28 John Williams - Cavatina (Original Soundtrack From 'the Deer Hunter') 29 The Korgis - If I Had You....Underated band, good pop song :yahoo: 31 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Playground Twist :) 32 UK Subs - Stranglehold 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays :) 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl....always liked Blondie :cheer: 36 Roxy Music - Dance Away..............I liked this one 37 Sister Sledge - We Are Family :)
July 17, 200817 yr slap bang in my era! I had the following singles... 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric 2 Janet Kay - Silly Games 3 The Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction (on purple vinyl) 5 Amii Stewart - Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven 8 Chic - Good Times (12") 17 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 20 Slick - Space Bass 21 Donna Summer - Bad Girls 22 The Knack - My Sharona 23 Public Image Ltd - Death Disco (12") 24 Edwin Starr - HAPPY Radio 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You (on white vinyl) 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl (12") as well as having the above I also liked these... 10 The Ruts - Babylon Burning 11 The Dooleys - Wanted 12 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line 13 Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 30 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love 31 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Playground Twist 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 40 Teena Marie & Rick James - I'm A Sucker For Your Love the song at #15, Maybe by Thom Pace was the theme tune to "The Life And Times Of Grizzly Adams".
July 17, 200817 yr Top 20 albums w/e 14/07/79 01 01 05 Discovery Electric Light Orchestra 02 04 06 Replicas Tubeway Army 03 22 02 Live Killers Queen 04 02 43 Parallel Lines Blondie 05 08 03 Bridges John Williams. 06 05 04 I Am Earth Wind And Fire 07 11 16 Breakfast In America Supertramp 08 06 09 Voulez Vous Abba 09 03 14 Last The Whole Night Long James Last 10 07 04 Back To The Egg Wings 11 09 04 Communique Dire Straits 12 14 07 Sky Sky 13 10 07 Night Owl Gerry Rafferty 14 18 03 The Best Of The Dooleys Dooleys 15 12 07 Do It Yourself Ian Dury And The Blockheads 16 13 06 Lodger David Bowie 17 15 20 Manilow Magic Barry Manilow 18 20 05 Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones 19 19 16 The Very Best Of Leo Sayer Leo Sayer 20 17 17 Manifesto Roxy Music
July 18, 200817 yr 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric - great record 2 Janet Kay - Silly Games - a reggae classic 3 The Sex Pistols - C'mon Everybody - I prefer the original 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction - one of my all-time faves 5 Amii Stewart - Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven - not bad 6 Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl - c**p 7 The Beach Boys - Lady Lynda - c**p 8 Chic - Good Times - classic 9 Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk - great record 10 The Ruts - Babylon Burning - great record 11 The Dooleys - Wanted - cheese of the highest order 12 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line - great record 13 Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To - good record 14 Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger - :lol: 15 Thom Pace - Maybe - c**p 16 The Village People - Go West - c**p 17 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell - not bad 18 Supertramp - Breakfast In America - good record 19 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive - c**p 20 Slick - Space Bass - c**p 21 Donna Summer - Bad Girls - c**p 22 The Knack - My Sharona - good record 23 Public Image Ltd - Death Disco - good record 24 Edwin Starr - HAPPY Radio - not bad 25 Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight - not one of their best 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You - not bad 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland - not bad 28 John Williams - Cavatina (Original Soundtrack From 'the Deer Hunter') - c**p 29 The Korgis - If I Had You - not bad 30 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love - c**p 31 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Playground Twist - not bad 32 UK Subs - Stranglehold - not bad 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous - not bad 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays - good record 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl - great record 36 Roxy Music - Dance Away - great record 37 Sister Sledge - We Are Family- not bad 38 Bonnie Tyler - Married Men - c**p 39 Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You - c**p 40 Teena Marie & Rick James - I'm A Sucker For Your Love - c**p
July 18, 200817 yr Ones I remember 1 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric 2 Janet Kay - Silly Games 4 Squeeze - Up The Junction - great song 5 Amii Stewart - Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven 8 Chic - Good Times 9 Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk :D 11 The Dooleys - Wanted 12 Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line 13 Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want To :dance: 16 The Village People - Go West 17 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 18 Supertramp - Breakfast In America Was a fan of Supertramp 19 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive 22 The Knack - My Sharona 25 Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight 26 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You 27 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland :) 28 John Williams - Cavatina (Original Soundtrack From 'the Deer Hunter') 30 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love 33 Abba - Angeleyes / Voulez Vous 34 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays :dance: 35 Blondie - Sunday Girl 36 Roxy Music - Dance Away 37 Sister Sledge - We Are Family
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